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I'm starting to come around on Conor but I wish he could give "normal" interviews, and not speak in such cool, action hero, "badass" lines. He tries to act all stoic and zen like in interviews, giving "soundbite" type of answers, that to the uninitiated, it actually sounds so enlightening that you ponder it for a second, and think, "wow..he's right."
Examples:
"Precision beats power, timing beats speed." He has a great point, but it's not as simple as that, but again, most people will eat that up and make that quote their life motto.
And let's not forget his line about not having to prepare for any specific opponent. Bullshit.
Oh, and let's not forget about "winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners." That's an empty statement, that's something that someone's sensei in a fucking karate movie would say.
He's being a caricature, and I'm only going to speak for myself, but that's literally the only thing that's keeping me from being a full supporter of his. If not for the antics, I'd look at him as this badass fighter who truly isn't afraid of taking on anyone, and always shows up, but unlike other people who always shows up, he actually has the skill to match the will (wait wtf, I just spoke like him there didn't I?). It's pretty much like Jon Jones; it's amazing what they do in the cage, and simple minded, one-dimensional, binary thinking amoeba will give a neanderthal-like retort by saying, "well what they do in the cage should be all that matters." As if the other intangible, subjective qualities don't shape your opinion of another human being.
Examples:
"Precision beats power, timing beats speed." He has a great point, but it's not as simple as that, but again, most people will eat that up and make that quote their life motto.
And let's not forget his line about not having to prepare for any specific opponent. Bullshit.
Oh, and let's not forget about "winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners." That's an empty statement, that's something that someone's sensei in a fucking karate movie would say.
He's being a caricature, and I'm only going to speak for myself, but that's literally the only thing that's keeping me from being a full supporter of his. If not for the antics, I'd look at him as this badass fighter who truly isn't afraid of taking on anyone, and always shows up, but unlike other people who always shows up, he actually has the skill to match the will (wait wtf, I just spoke like him there didn't I?). It's pretty much like Jon Jones; it's amazing what they do in the cage, and simple minded, one-dimensional, binary thinking amoeba will give a neanderthal-like retort by saying, "well what they do in the cage should be all that matters." As if the other intangible, subjective qualities don't shape your opinion of another human being.
